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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DETECTIVE TRAPPED.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
address
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
ask
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From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
brutes
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From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
claim
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From this reading Give up this claim of kinship.
continues
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
created
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From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
danger
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading A DETECTIVE TRAPPED.
father
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From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
gazing
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
Give
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From this reading Give up this claim of kinship.
God
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From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
heart
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From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
kinship
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From this reading Give up this claim of kinship.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
Leslie
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
lower
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From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
man
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
more
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From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
new
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
old
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
Once
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From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
pleads
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From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
replaces
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
thieves
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
threatens
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
TRAPPED
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From this reading A DETECTIVE TRAPPED.
truth
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From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.
unconscious
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
up
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From this reading Give up this claim of kinship.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
veil
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
Warburton
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From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the thieves are gazing upon her from above, Leslie Warburton, unconscious of this new danger that threatens her, replaces her veil and continues to address the old man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you were my father, something in my heart would tell me so; God has not created me lower than the brutes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Once more, and for the last time," she pleads, "I ask you to tell me the truth.